Frequently referred to as the first great English novel and set during the siege of Troy, this tragic verse romance is considered by many to be "Chaucer's greatest poem" (C.S. Lewis). Troilus, a handsome and valiant warrior, is scornful of love until he catches a glimpse of Cressida and, with the help of his friend and her uncle Pandarus, wins over the virtuous, tenderhearted Cressida. But their happiness is destroyed when, summoned to a Greek camp, Cressida seeks the protection of Diomedes and ultimately betrays Troilus. This greatest of Chaucer's completed works has been rendered into modern English verse by George Philip Krapp.